Ancient Elephants of Panay Island

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ANCIENT ELEPHANTS OF PANAY ISLAND The National Museum-Western Visayas Geology and Paleontology permanent gallery, inaugurated in January 2020, showcases fossilized teeth from two extinct elephant species: Elephas sp. and Stegodon sp. These remarkable finds were unearthed in Sitio Bitoguan, Jelicuon, Cabatuan, Iloilo. In 1965, anthropologist F. Landa Jocano discovered a fossilized molar of Elephas sp., … Read more

Salamat

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Salamat How do you say “thanks” in your language? SALÁMAT • (suh-LAH-muht)thanks; Thank you!Tagálog (Filipino): salámat EtymologyFrom Arabic سلامات (salāmāt), plural of سلامة (salāma) “good health”, via Malay selamat “safe, secure; welfare, happiness; congratulations” Kapampángan ExpressionDakal a salámat! [Kap]Maráming salámat! [Tag]Thank you very much! (literally “Many thanks!”) [Eng] Derived WordPÁMAGPASALÁMAT • (PAH-muhg-puh-suh-LAH-muht)thanking, thanksgivingTagálog (Filipino): pagpápasalámat … Read more

Santanina Tillah Rasul (Senator and Advocate)

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The NHCP joins the Filipino people in mourning the passing of Senator Santanina Tillah Rasul on 29 November 2024. Born on 14 September 1930 in Siasi, Sulu, she made history by becoming the first Muslim woman to serve in the Senate of the Philippines and the first Muslim senator to win reelection. Before this, she … Read more

Mamana

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Mamana It’s Sagittarius season! How do you say “archer” in your language? MÁMÁNÂ • (MAH-MAH-na’)(1) is shooting arrows; (2) archerTagálog (Filipino): pumápánà (verb); mámamánà (noun); root word: pánà (“bow and arrow”) Root WordPÁNÂ • (PAH-na’)bow and arrowTagálog (Filipino): pánà Verb Conjugationmamánâ, mámánâ, mémánâ – to shoot arrows (Actor Focus)panan, papanan, pinánâ – to shoot something/someone … Read more